Camponotus atlantis nigrovarius

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Camponotus atlantis nigrovarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. atlantis
Subspecies: C. atlantis nigrovarius
Trinomial name
Camponotus atlantis nigrovarius
Forel, 1894

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).

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Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • nigrovarius. Camponotus atlantis var. nigrovaria Emery, 1925b: 91.
    • [First available use of Camponotus maculatus r. atlantis var. nigrovarius Forel, 1894d: 5 (w.) ALGERIA; unavailable (infrasubspecific name.]
    • Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925b: 91.
    • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1896d: 370 (in list); Emery, 1908a: 202; Emery, 1920c: 7.
    • Subspecies of atlantis: Santschi, 1929e: 161 (in key); Santschi, 1936c: 207; Bolton, 1995b: 113.

Description

References

  • Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 91, Combination in C. (Tanaemyrmex))
  • Forel, A. 1894d. Les Formicides de la Province d'Oran (Algérie). Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 30: 1-45 (page 5, worker described)